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God Is Back from the Dead

In The Gay Science (1882), German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously proclaimed the death of God. Recognizing the enormous implications of secularization and the uprooting of Christianity’s “fundamental concept” (faith in God) and the resulting moral confusion, he exclaimed: “God is dead! Continue Reading...

Cycles of Censorship in a Nation of Speech

Debates about Charlie Kirk’s work and legacy inevitably involve the issue of free speech. Both supporters and opponents of Kirk would probably agree that he devoted his life to bringing conservative ideas into institutions that had been relatively isolated from or hostile to such ideas. Continue Reading...

The Murder of Charlie Kirk

As has become well-known by now, on Wednesday conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, 31, was murdered during the fall kickoff of “The American Comeback Tour” held on the campus of Utah Valley University. Continue Reading...